Al-Hilal (magazine)

Al-Hilal (Arabic الهلال, The crescent moon ') is a monthly Egyptian culture magazine that was originally founded in 1892 by Dschurdschī Zaidan and persists in much modified form and less broad orientation to the present. Originally, she dealt with according to her subtitle " scientific, historical and literary " topics. Focus of the magazine were ethics, sociology, world events, history, geography and cultural heritage, literature and language of the Arabs. In addition Dschurdschī Zaidan using them for the periodic publication of his historical novels.

Ami Ayalon According wore this " focus on Arab and Islamic Affairs " essential to the success of the magazine at that survived the death of the editor, in contrast to many other magazines of the time; Meanwhile, Albert Hourani sees the reason for this rather in the fact that, al -Hilal, to open up new topics, and with them new readers over time. Currently, the magazine is published in the government Egyptian publishing Dār al -Hilal.